A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging University of Connecticut’s (UConn) COVID-19 vaccination policy, citing a lack of jurisdiction over the case. The lawsuit was brought to the U.S. District Court in Connecticut in July by two current UConn students and the mother of an incoming freshman. They sought to block the university’s mandate that students must either submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination or request for an exemption, arguing that it is unconstitutional for a public university to require them to receive a yet-to-be fully approved vaccine as a condition of attendance. The suing students and parent also claimed that the policy is irrational, since UConn requires young students—who are not particularly vulnerable to COVID-19—to get the vaccine, but doesn’t impose the same vaccination mandate on its older and more vulnerable faculty and staff. In his opinion dismissing the case (pdf), U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer wrote …